My solution (not for everyone): Don't use what doesn't work. So… - No dedicated graphics card. Intel's work well enough. - I use Lxde with Xmonad. It's fast.

My solution (not for everyone): Don't use what doesn't work. So… - No dedicated graphics card. Intel's work well enough. - I use Lxde with Xmonad. It's fast. - No crash since I bough my laptop 8 months ago. No multiple monitors either, though. - Still need proprietary hardware, so I stick to distros that distribute them. I blame the hardware vendors for their needless secrecy. - I don't miss anything but the latest Windows games.